Entertainment Express Nigeria

Entertainment Express was launched in July 2011 as a Nigerian newspaper dedicated primarily to entertainment coverage. Its founders were Mike Awoyinfa and Dimgba Igwe, who was later described as deceased in accounts of the publication's transition away from print. The title covered movies, music, and sports, giving it a cross-category popular-culture focus rather than the general political and business orientation associated with many national newspapers. The early editorial group included Azuh Amatus as editor, with Femi Salawu and Ameh Comrade Godwin among the pioneer staff. The newspaper's office was based in the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Lagos provided a natural base for a publication serving Nigeria's entertainment industries, although the available source does not specify the newspaper's circulation area, print frequency, distribution partners, or commercial ownership. The principal documented turning point came in 2014. Following the death of co-founder Dimgba Igwe, Entertainment Express ceased operating as a conventional print newspaper and migrated online. The change reflected a shift in the brand's delivery format, but the available material does not provide details about the site's editorial structure, audience, revenue model, or subsequent performance. It also does not confirm whether the online operation remained active over the long term. The brand is therefore recorded with an unknown current status. The surviving historical record identifies Entertainment Express as a specialist Nigerian media property whose identity was rooted in entertainment journalism and whose later development involved a move from print to digital publishing. No sourced information is available here on later ownership, leadership, circulation, advertising initiatives, major editorial campaigns, lawsuits, regulatory action, mergers, or financial results.

• 2014

  Migration from print to online

  [1]Entertainment Expressen.wikipedia.org

  The print newspaper folded and the brand moved online following the death of co-founder Dimgba Igwe.

• 2011

  Newspaper founded

  [1]Entertainment Expressen.wikipedia.org

  Mike Awoyinfa and Dimgba Igwe founded Entertainment Express in July as a Nigerian newspaper focused on movies, music, and sports.

A Nigerian specialist newspaper and digital entertainment-news title covering movies, music, popular culture, and sports.

• Newspaper · 2011

  Entertainment Express print newspaper

  The original print publication, launched in Nigeria in 2011, covered movies, music, sports, and related entertainment subjects. It represented the brand's initial format before the newspaper folded in 2014.

• Digital news publication · 2014

  Entertainment Express online edition

  The online continuation of the Entertainment Express brand introduced after the print newspaper closed in 2014. Available reference material identifies the digital migration but does not establish the edition's later activity or operating model.

• 2014

  Move from print publishing to an online editionStrategy

  Background

  The change followed the death of co-founder Dimgba Igwe and the end of the newspaper's print operation.

  Action taken

  Entertainment Express folded as a print newspaper and migrated its publication activity online.

  Aftermath

  The brand continued in digital form according to the reference account, but later operating status and performance are not documented in the supplied sources.

  Source

1. 1Entertainment Expressen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Entertainment Express Nigeria official websitee-expressnigeria.com